BlogHide Resteemsjeremyowens9501 (63)in secretsoforganplaying • 4 years agoMarch 18, 2021--Chorale Prelude on Horsley by C.S. LangToday's work is a piece I sight read during a service in Nebraska. I didn't remember to bring my prepared prelude and had to quickly figure something out. It was in a book that I have kept in my…jeremyowens9501 (63)in secretsoforganplaying • 4 years agoMarch 17, 2021--Prelude #3 for Piano by Charles DibleyAnother one of the wonderful preludes that I have been learning by the American (South Dakotan) composer Charles Dibley. This is one of the simpler of the 12. The composer writes "Somber prelude…jeremyowens9501 (63)in secretsoforganplaying • 4 years agoMarch 12, 2021--Sarabande from French Suite No. 5 in G major by Johann Sebastian BachToday, I am playing one of my favorite movements from the "French" Suite No. 5 in G major by Johann Sebastian Bach. This is actually a difficult statement to make as all the movements hold a…jeremyowens9501 (63)in secretsoforganplaying • 4 years agoMarch 11, 2021--Prelude on Beech Spring by Wayne WoldToday's work is a piece I have played for several years now during the Lenten season--Wayne Wold's Prelude on Beech Spring. There is a companion piece to this which I hope to record next week. The…jeremyowens9501 (63)in secretsoforganplaying • 4 years agoMarch 10, 2021--Prelude for Piano #2 by Charles DibleyThis is the second in a set of preludes that I found in my mailbox one day in early December by a friend of mine and composer in the state of South Dakota in the United States. I have been learning…jeremyowens9501 (63)in secretsoforganplaying • 4 years agoMarch 9, 2021--In dich habe ich gehoffet by Georg Friedrich KauffmannA little gem of a piece today. Kauffmann's prelude on In dich habe ich gehoffet is a little fughetta based on the opening pitches of the chorale tune. The opening line is heard four times--first…jeremyowens9501 (63)in secretsoforganplaying • 4 years agoMarch 3, 2021--Prelude No. 1 by Juozas NaujalisHere is a brief prelude by the Lithuanian composer Juozas Naujalis. I was asked to transcribed the fingering for future use. It is a pretty straightforward prelude, with a build-up towards the…jeremyowens9501 (63)in secretsoforganplaying • 4 years agoMarch 4, 2021--Fugue on O Traurigkeit, O Herzleid by Ethel SmytheI stumbled across this piece accidentally while reading a Facebook Organists page. Someone asked for recommendations of lesser known Lenten pieces, and another member recommended this one. I turned…jeremyowens9501 (63)in classical-music • 4 years agoMarch 3, 2021--Recital at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Council Bluff, IowaRecital at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV 536 by J.S. Bach Preludes from Orgelbuchlein by J.S. Bach BWV 620 Christus, der ist uns selig…jeremyowens9501 (63)in secretsoforganplaying • 4 years agoMarch 1, 2021--Prelude for Piano #1 by Charles DibleyToday, I decided to start recording a set of piano preludes by a friend of mine from South Dakota. He sent them to me in October, but I didn't check my work mailbox until late November. I read…jeremyowens9501 (63)in secretsoforganplaying • 4 years agoFebruary 17, 2021--Courante from French Suite No. 5 in G major by J.S. BachThe Courante is the second movement from the wonderfully Italianate French Suite No.5. It actually isn't so much a French Courante as it is is an Italian Corrente. The triple meter French Courante…jeremyowens9501 (63)in secretsoforganplaying • 4 years agoFebruary 17, 2021--Chorale Prelude on Vater unser im Himmelreich by G.P. TelemannOkay, last of the Telemann preludes for a little while. This is an interesting one in that the right hand plays the hymn tune straight-through in the right hand while the left hand plays an almost…jeremyowens9501 (63)in secretsoforganplaying • 4 years agoFebruary 15, 2021--Chorale Prelude on Vater unser im Himmelreich by G.P. TelemannToday, I present another chorale prelude by Georg Philipp Telemann. These are fairly easy preludes to learn, and I have been enjoying them quite a bit. Again, this is a straight forward chorale…jeremyowens9501 (63)in secretsoforganplaying • 4 years agoFebruary 14, 2021--Allemande from French Suite No. 5 in G major by J.S. BachToday, I am breaking with my usual practice of posting videos of me playing organ to start recording more piano music--hopefully. Part of this is going to be instructive for myself as I have not…jeremyowens9501 (63)in secretsoforganplaying • 4 years agoFebruary 11, 2021--Prelude on a Scottish Psalter by Charles DibleyI chose this week to do a piece a friend of mine from South Dakota sent me a couple years ago. Chuck has an interesting harmonic language that, I think, floats back and forth between an old…jeremyowens9501 (63)in secretsoforganplaying • 4 years agoFebruary 8, 2021--Interlude from Three Short Organ Pieces (Set 3) by Tim KnightThis piece by Tim Knight I purchase as a set of three back in January when they were first published, and it showed up last week in my mailbox last week. So after some practice, I thought I would…jeremyowens9501 (63)in secretsoforganplaying • 4 years agoFebruary 6, 2021--O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig by G.P. TelemannA huge blunder today. I went to record my Secrets of Organ Playing Contest submission only to return home to find out that the recording didn't take (there was video but no audio on the computer).…jeremyowens9501 (63)in secretsoforganplaying • 4 years agoFebruary 5, 2021--Chorale Prelude on Herzlich tut mich verlangen by G.P. TelemannThis is not the piece I intended to put up today. Originally, I had recorded a Festival piece on NICAEA using some of my new toys--A Snowball recording mic, OBS software attached to my Iphone for…jeremyowens9501 (63)in secretsoforganplaying • 4 years agoFebruary 3, 2021--Chorale Prelude on Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend by G. P. TelemannI have continued to look at the easier organ preludes by Telemann on my Hauptwerk setup. Currently, the pedals are still not working. I have no idea why. I'm sure it's a power issue. Oh well. I…jeremyowens9501 (63)in secretsoforganplaying • 4 years agoJanuary 31, 2021--Chorale Prelude on O Traurigkeit, O Herzleid by Ethel SmytheI stumbled across this piece accidentally while reading a Facebook Organists page. Someone asked for recommendations of lesser known Lenten pieces, and another member recommended this one. I…
